When Dr. John McClure, a pathologist in Edina, Minn., was pondering his wish list several years ago, he added something a little out of the ordinary: learn to play the bagpipes. But his goal seemed like a long shot after a friend who had been teaching him moved away.<\/p>\n
Now he is getting lessons from a top-tier teacher \u201d\u201d Jori Chisholm, whose r\u00c3\u00a9sum\u00c3\u00a9 includes a first-place award at the 2010 Cowal Highland Gathering in Dunoon, Scotland. Mr. Chisholm lives in Seattle, but distance is no longer a problem \u201d\u201d Dr. McClure now takes lessons over Skype.<\/p>\n
They even squeeze in a lesson sometimes when Dr. McClure, 50, is at work, though he keeps the noise down by using a practice chanter, essentially a pipe without a bag. \u201cI\u2019ve been on call, waiting for a specimen from the O.R., and I\u2019ll do a lesson with Jori,\u201d\u009d Dr. McClure said.<\/p>\n